Newport played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 42-22 to the Priest River Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 281st in Washington, while the Spartans are ranked 86th in Idaho).
Newport has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Priest River, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Newport has already played their next game (against Kettle Falls), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Priest River has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Grangeville.
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